Role of Water & Ecological Systems in Drought Resilience
A study published in the Journal of Hydrology found that all the four districts of Sikkim are resilient to drought, making the state absolutely prepared to tackle the calamity. However, no district in Rajasthan or Chhattisgarh is tough enough to face a drought.
Drought Resilience
- Resilience is defined by the study as the ability of a system to undergo minimal changes in structure and behaviour under changing conditions.
- In the current case, drought resilience can be described as the ability of a land area to withstand dry conditions, resulting from decreased precipitation (rainfall, snowfall and hail) and loss of moisture ....
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